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",.-' ".", o o W -.1. . (:.~ w RECORD OF PROCEEDING CENTRAL ARIZONA HEARINGS: President Nichols reported that the House Inter- ior and Insular Affairs Committee will commence Hearings on the Central Arizona Project in Washington, D,C., on March 13, and that F,L, Sparks. Executive DIr- ector, Colorado Water Conservation Board, had requested that all Conservancy Districts in Colorado. which filed statements in the previous Congress,. be repre- sented. Christy moved, seconded hy Dilley, that the President and the Manager represent the District in these Hearings and reflect the policy which was adopted by this Board of Directors in 1965, after many months of research. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE: Chairman Dilley gave a report on Hearings which have been held by the State Senate Water Committee, and on water legislation now being considered by the Senate. He stated the policy adopted by the Board of Dir- ectors at their February 9 meeting had served a very useful purpose, and that he will attend Hearings during the next week and report to the Board for their action. ENGINEERING COMMITTEE: Chairman Christy reported that he had researched the Pueblo Water Board proposal very carefully, and had consulted with the Presi.. dent and Manager of the District, as well as, the Engineer for the Pueblo Water Board. He found that a Contract between the District and the Division or Commerce and Development and Colorado State University to supply a great deal of the infor- mation needed in this Program had not been developed, and recommended that the District not consider a Contract with the Pueblo Water Board at this time. Nichols reported that on March 1, 1967, he and the Manager met with President William Morgan and others from CSU, along with Dwight Neill and others of the Division of Commerce and Development to determine what will be done to fulfill the Water Users Contract entered into hy the District at an amount of $15, 000, Nichols stated that Dr, Morgan had directed that the information required by the Contract would he pro- vided, and he expected this wouid be available within the next sixty days. It was the unanimous opinion of the Board that no further action should be taken on the Pueblo Water Board requests until this information is received. Mr. Christy then reported that members of his Committee had been given copies of preliminary studies made by the Corps of Army Engineers on the Proposed Chan- nelization of the Arkansas River between Pueblo and Las Animas. He stated addit- ional information will be forthcoming, and that this could become a very important matter for the District. RIVER ADMINISTRATION AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Chairman Wagner asked the members of his Committee to meet formally on Thursday, April 13, 1967, at 1:00 p, m. to review Brochure material heing drafted by the General Manager, He also asked for a report from the Manager regarding the request from CSU for leg- islative assistance in obtaining funds which would enable them to hire two Irrigation Engineers. Mr~ Thomson stated that he had met with representatives from CSU, and found that the Commission on Higher Education had recommended this amount of money, and that this matter w1ll now be reviewed by the Joint Budget Committee, He and others from the District will do everything in their power to be sure that" the amount of money is provided. '.> ',. ~ WINTER STORAGE: Vice President Cooper, who presided after President Nichols had to leave for a meeting in Denver, asked the Manager to report on the Winter Storage Program. Manager Thomson stated this matter had been placed on the agenda of the February meeting as a part of his Manager's Report, and he is in the process of ,gathering data compiled by CSU, and other agencies, in order that the Board might establish a time table on implementing this activity, Christy reported that a Committee under the Southeastern Colorado Water Development Association in 1952-53 had developed a great deal of material on the subject, Thomson statedt , ~ -4-